M. Vincent
M. Vincent was an Indian politician and two-times member of Legislative Assembly. He was elected to Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Nagercoil constituency in 1977 and 1980 elections as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate.[1][2] He also served in the Rajya Sabha between 1986 and 1992 as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate.[3]
M. Vincent started his first Engineering college in 2004 - Vins Christian College of Engineering in Chunkankadai, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District - the tip of India. In 2009, VINS had established the second Engineering College in its campus - Vins Christian Women's College of Engineering. Both the Engineering Colleges are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education and affiliated to Anna University of Technology, Chennai.
A committed industrialist who had dedicated himself to the cause of Technical Education. His cherished goal was to bring up his brainchild Vins Christian College of Engineering as a Model Engineering Institution and one of the best Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu to turn out professionals endowed with rich practical knowledge and dedication.
- MLA., TamilNadu - 1977 - 1984
- Deputy Minister for Finance and PWD - 1978 - 1980
- M.P. (Rajya Sabha) - 1986 - 1992
- Committee on Rules, Rajya Sabha - 1986 - 1987
- Committee on Government Assurance - Rajya Sabha - 1988
- Committee on Tourism - Rajya Sabha - 1989 - 1990
He had participated in the Inter-Parliamentary Union at Managua, Nicaragua in 1987, which was headed by Shivaraj Patil (a former speaker at the Lok Sabha).
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